Commands

Update

Update to the latest version with automatic backup.

Command

update

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexoral/NexoralDNS/main/Scripts/install.sh | bash -s update

What it does

▸Queries GitHub for the latest release version

▸Backs up current configuration automatically

▸Gracefully stops services and pulls latest images

▸Restarts with the new version and verifies health

⚠️

Brief downtime

DNS resolution and the dashboard are unavailable for 30–60 seconds during the update. Schedule during low-usage periods.

Configuration backup

backup path

/var/lib/nexoraldns/backups/config_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS.tar.gz

Includes custom DNS records, block lists, user settings and dashboard configurations. Query logs and cache data are not included.

Rollback

restore

curl -fsSL .../install.sh | bash -s stop
sudo tar -xzf /var/lib/nexoraldns/backups/config_LATEST.tar.gz -C /
curl -fsSL .../install.sh | bash -s start

Check versions

version check

cd /path/to/NexoralDNS && git describe --tags
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/nexoral/NexoralDNS/releases/latest | grep tag_name